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Spencer Dinwiddie Injury
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cubuffs85
Active Member
It's a valid discussion. This stuff changes by the moment. It doesn't help him but as we saw with Dre, all it takes is ONE team. Many thought Dre wouldn't get drafted let alone first round.
cubuffs85
Active Member
Getting to the S16 isn't much of a thought right now, just focus on beating UCLA/USC. We can worry about the big picture stuff later.
What a completely ****ty day.
Spencer Injury
Not until tomorrow. They have to do the MRI. Nothing official until then. But when you hear what we are hearing, you can pretty much brace yourself for the worst. I feel so bad for this kid. I hope he can rehab like a madman and get back to where he was.
Thoughts and prayers.
Not until tomorrow. They have to do the MRI. Nothing official until then. But when you hear what we are hearing, you can pretty much brace yourself for the worst. I feel so bad for this kid. I hope he can rehab like a madman and get back to where he was.
Thoughts and prayers.
cubuffs85
Active Member
I largely agree, sure it hurts, but I don't see this as lethal blow like some do. Let's see how this team plays against UCLA/USC this week. I think we should go 4-1 or possibly 3-2 in the next 5 even without Spencer. If we go 2-3 I'll get concerned.
Big pit in the stomach for sure. Going to be a ****ty tomorrow as well when it becomes official.
I guess it depends on what you consider a "lethal blow". We'll probably see the defense improve and the team will be competitive in conference play. Barring a complete collapse, we're likely still looking at a tournament team. But the thoughts of a Sweet 16 or Elite 8 run are probably just a pipe dream now.
jgisland
Club Member
Not trolling (you know I love you mattrob) - why do you think the defense will improve, genuinely interested....
Well said.
You have everything in the world going for you and your dreams are within grabbing-distance and then, bam. It totally sucks for The Mayor. My thoughts are with the guy.
I think he'll come back stronger.
cubuffs85
Active Member
Well I never I never expected them to win the national championship with or without Spencer, so I guess you could say losing him wasn't really a lethal blow in the first place.
cubuffs85
Active Member
Not exactly, but I get your point. Skiing is a lot more dangerous.
Well, it can't get worse!
No worries jg, you're one of the few I'm never concerned about trolling. I just think this is the type of injury that galvanizes the team a little bit, and we'll see a grittier effort going forward, which will translate to the defensive end. Even though we're losing our best perimeter defender, I think Tad will be pushing defense even harder going forward, and we'll get a better team effort. Also, watching Gordon today, he was dominant inside. If he can build off of that performance, it should give everyone confidence they can stick with their man, deny aggressively, and let him clean up any mistakes. In short, it's probably our only hope of coming out of this with a chance to salvage a good season, and I'm thinking (hoping?) that we'll see the team really focus on the defensive end.
No one expected a national championship, but many of us thought there was a chance for the best season in the past 50 years. There's a big difference in national perception between a top-64 and Sweet 16 finish. Instead of another step forward for the program, we're probably treading water this year.
Ugh...I really feel for Spencer. This year was supposed to be his chance to lead this team on a deep tourney run and a springboard to the NBA. Now he's a cheerleader. Here's to a quick and complete recovery!
My heart is breaking for the kid. Come back strong Spencer!
jgisland
Club Member
Great response and I buy it, I'm a worst case scenario guy and get bogged down into "we're losing our best perimeter defender in a guard dominated leauge" we're screwed kind of guy. So I appreciate a respected, informed, logical thought process on this.
iSmellChip
Well-Known Member
How can they keep spencer comfortable on the plane?
TDbuff
Club Member
I don't think he's riding coach, EDIT: Wait, is he?
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jgisland
Club Member
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i'm not witty enough, there's a metaphor here somewhere
cubuffs85
Active Member
Sure there's a big difference in national perception between making the tournament and not making the tournament as well; NIT and not NIT. There's different tiers for these things. So it's more of a drop in national perception than anything else. So yeah I'll agree with you there.
I think basketball is the toughest game on knees and ankles out there. Therefore, extra care has to be taken to make sure the player is fully recovered. Ninety percent doesn't cut it in basketball.
